Where does “alda” come from?

alda (Faroese) comes from Old Norse alda, from Proto-Germanic aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n), from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- — trough, canoe.

alda (Faroese): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “alda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsealdaindefinite genitive plural of ǫld
2Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →